Al Basile - Groovin in the Mood Room - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Through With Cool is Al Basile's 19th solo artist , and the third he has produced. It features 14 new Al Basile songs, with a band comprised of current and former Duke Robillard Band and Roomful of Blues members, and adds BMA nominated best guitarist Kid Andersen to the mix, as in last year's B's Testimony. Al has 8 BMA nominations himself since 2010. His songwriting builds and and extends the whole of blues and roots traditions in a distinctive and accessible way, and his cornet solos come out of mainstream jazz but are adapted to the changing rhythms of contemporary blues.

2010 Blues Music Award nominee Al Basile's 8th solo CD finds him backed up by the Duke Robillard band with a guest appearance by the Blind Boys of Alabama. Al's last three CDs placed at #14 or higher on the Living Blues airplay chart; this disc has 13 more of Al's songs which fuse his acclaimed lyrics and diverse roots musical styles with Duke Robillard's production, Al's increasingly ambitious vocals, and the cornet soloing which was recognized by the Blues Music Foundation in 2010 in the best instrumentalist - horn category. From 60's soul ballads to New Orleans R&B to gospel to blues, the Goods delivers. Ads in Blues Revue magazine.

B's Hothouse is Al Basile's 16th CD for Sweetspot. Using producer Duke Robillard's rhythm section and Roomful of Blues alumni horns as usual, it is similar to 2016's Mid-Century Modern which was nominated for s BMA award as Best Contemporary Blues Album. With 14 new Al Basile songs inspired musically by the likes of Junior Parker and Booker T and the MGs, and boasting AL's celebrated lyrics and themes, it will be publicized by Mark Pucci, with radio promotion by Todd Glazer Promotions.